Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-10-06

Franz Abt sang When the swallows
Humeward Flv.' A. a dirge over the fad
ing year We would remark that the
American robin. the first 70 greet u with
his note Of coming spring ere the winters
white drift, has left the shady nook. and
the iast .! the migratory song birds t.
leave the Moods aui groves made vocal
for many months by his c!irerfa. mariIling>,
has begun 10 utter the notes Of call and
the summer hocks are gathering together
10 sing ana carol In other cliInc- after their
passage from the land Of the East. whose
woods have become Furnished by the tints
Of autumn signs of coming winter
Since the swift passage Of that wonder
ful aerolte, about which 80 much has
been written, we have been enyelOpei by
dense smoky fog sh.ct Iaay be in some
measure caused BY that tiert BODY e;ected
from some other sphere. On Saturday
night heavy fall of rain broke the pail,
aud on Sunday a westerly wind is scatter
ing IL IN mist. and brighter weather may
I be predicted.
our summer visitors, tourists or what
ever other name we may designate them
by. have passed away 10 their homes west
or south and only one little party is left
lingering till the frost king shall put III
his appearance. Sir. Brnshler, wife ana
children and Miss Mamie Motrat, will stay
till the last Of October before starting
home to Key West, Florida.
The weirs in our bay are full of herring,
Of a large size and enough are taken 10
keep the sardine works in full blast early
asd late.
The siAa!ncr Silver Star. Capt. Galcn
II. Smith. made tcF last daily trip on Fri
day; She went to Rockla4d on saturday,
and will tow up to Bangor s.@aIner
Henry Morrison.
The Creedmoor, Capt A. f. Corners.
,oos the place of the Silver Star on Satur
day. bat il size is to remain on the route
the public has not yet been notified Of
such intention.
our lobster fishermen are doing good
~o.A .;.is fall, fish are more plentiful and
larger than io. come seasons past; one OF
our fishermen says thai K. thinks the law
makers made mistake in aiiGwiag the
taking Of Holsters month earlier, a. theis
shells are quite soft.
Not all our feet OF bankers have yet ar
rived 1.-THE Edith B.Coombs and II. =. W oOd
ruff are still out. The vessels have
caught good fares, but the loss of so many
iiyes during the big gale cast cloud of
sorIos eyer the people here, and at the
home. and h.ssides left desolate by the
taking away of the husbands and fathers.
We were away from home when the
friends of II. II. Brown met together In
social manner to the number of sixty the
evening before he closed his ministerial
lsbors, TO bid him God speed in his future
aela y. labor. 1t has been told us that
both pastor aa.d fock had a good time.
His last sermon based gu re text "A Cup
of Cold Water" lis hearers say. ea1 ike
the " Inc AT the feast-''the best I'll the
l2ss."
The LaGsoins ai,I Vt. Desert Land Com
pa8y have closed WORK y ben the com
pany' are gone. Fhis company heags
business they are moving slow but surely.
Mr.. Green, c. e., OF sarFy, with bis stat
Of men, is busy surveying. and finished
map of East Lamoine with the pfdpaFtY
already secured, as well as that unsold.
will be accurately laid down, avenues, roads,
ways and streets. water works and wharfs
,eeated. John Shoenbar is at the office in
Globe 4sgilding. Boston at present, but
will soon be iiest .f2q.r short stay.
A new sism" has brokef. o.. - our COM
munity. but as some of our people "a
been yaccinated against it, we think most
all viii haye it lightly. We belong 10 that
class who tisisss, and allow Others to think;
it is better to think wrong than not to
think at all, for if continuing 20 think and
investigate, there is probability that We
shall reach truth at last.
Lots of news and of wide Importance are
in store for the near future, but as we